How does a dental implant work?

Dental implants are made out of titanium, the same way that artificial hips and joints are made. The unique thing about titanium is that bone will actually grow onto the surface of the titanium so that once it’s implanted, it becomes part of the natural skeleton of your body. This is why titanium works so well for dental implants.

The dental implant acts as the root part of the tooth, and once that becomes part of the bone the abutment is screwed onto the top. The abutment is the part of the implant that comes through the tissue, up through the mouth and has a porcelain crown on top of that. There are essentially three parts to a dental implant:

The part that is inside the bone (this will become part of your body).

The part that screws into the implant that goes through the gum tissue.

The part that goes on top of everything which is essentially the replacement of the teeth.

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About Dr Camm

Dr. Camm has been doing dental implants since 1987 and has performed over 2000 implant and bone grafting surgeries with intravenous sedation. He is a Fellow of The American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantologists.

He has become proficient in a procedure called “All-on-4” or “Teeth in a Day” which allows people with no teeth or some missing teeth to have fixed teeth immediately. Dr. Camm and his wife are passionate about their love for Christ and have traveled extensively to Africa, China, Thailand, and the Philippines to minister to the forgotten people there.
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